Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-25

curities "listed" by the New York Stock ex-
change.
Yesterdays performance in Wall street
was curious affair. One of the interesting
reports was that Jay Gould was "too busy to
be seen."
The attention paid to the prevention of
fires in theaters during recent years has had
good result. In 1882 there were % theater
fires; in 1888 there were %; in 1884, s; in
1886, 6.
It is authoritatively denied that Governor
Lounsbury scolded waiter who offered him
wine in this city last Friday, but the story
that he did has got we'll started by this time,
and we suppose that it will go around the
world after the manner of such things.
The statement by the deputy master of the
British mint concerning the coinage of gold
and silver during the last year is interesting.
1t appears. that the total net amount of new
coinage added to the existing circulation in
that year WAS, in gold, $50, ,561 ,020, and in
silver $126, 800, $50. OF this latter amount
nearly $52, 900, 900 was coined in India, $780,
000, 900 in this country and $27, ,000, 900 in
Mexico. The Indian coinage is about so per
cent. greater than for the preceding year. 1t
is believed that there is about $4,000, 600, 900
of coin in the world, and there are many who
wonder where it all is.
This is queer world The other day a
young man in the suburbs of Paris saved the
life of young woman who was trying to
drown herself. When reward was offered
to him for his brave act he refused it, saying
that he loved the young woman whose life he
had saved and wished her hand as his re-
ward. The young woman refused him, how
ever, because she was in love with another
young man, whose failure to return her love
had made her determined to take her life.
At last accounts the young woman was still
set upon killing herself, and her preserver
was thinking of following her example be-
cause she would not love him.
The Knights of Labor in New Hampshire
demand that the legislature shall pass bill
entitled an act to regulate the employment
of women and minors in manufacturing es-
tablishments; bill entitled an act to pro-
vide for the weekly payment of wages; a
bill entitled an act to provide for bureau
of industrial and labor statistics; bill enti-
tied an act to make election day legal holi-
employment of children in manufacturing
and mechanical establishments; bill enti-
tied an act to re-establish a State board OF
| arbitration and conciliation; a bill entitled
| an act to secure proper ventilation and sani-
tary conditions in factories and workshops.
The postal agreement between the United
States and Mexico, which will go into effect
on the first OF next month, will be appreci-
ated in both countries. It puts Mexico on
| the same footing with Canada as to the rate
of letter postage, which is the same as the
| internal rate within the United States, two
cents for a letter not exceeding an ounce in
| weight. The rates for newspapers, printed
| matter and parcels are also made to conform
to those established for domestic mails.
| Another important provision of the agree
ment is that allowing the sending by mail OF
parcels not exceeding four pounds and six
ounces in weight, corresponding to the Mexi-
can weight of four Kilograms. It is expect
ed that under this provision the exchange OF
merchandise between the two countries will
be very largely increased.
| 1t is an interesting fact in connection with
the captured rebel flags that most of the
| medals of honor awarded to Union soldiers
under the resolution of congress approved
July 10, 1862, and section 6 of the act Of
congress, approved March 8, 1868, "for dis
tinguished service during the war of the re-
bellion," were given for the capture of flags
from the enemy. Out of the first thirty
names of the medal wearers sixteen are those
of men who captured flags. Out of the first
eighty the proportion is still greater, nc
fewer than ffty-three receiving the media
for the capture of flags from the enemy. An
other point to be noticed in this list is that
4 great number of the receivers of the medals
were private soldiers. OF the first thirty
names no fewer than sixteen were those O.
privates, while twelve more were those o.
] nou-csmmissioned officers.